The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-30
AN ORDINANCE.
To Provide for the Construction and
Police of the Public Reads
of the Paris! of
vermiliOn.

of the Parish of
vermiiion.
WHEREAS, by Section 1864 OF the
Revised Statutes Of 1915, the Police
Juries Of all the parishes ct this
State are authorized to pass all such
ordinances as they'may deem neces.
sary, relative to roads, bridges and
bitches, and to impose such fines and
penalties, to enforce the same, as
they may think proper; to be recov-
cred and enforced by indictment or
information in the name of the State
or by ordinary process before any
court of Competent Jurisdiction, in
the name Of the Police Jury Of the
parish; therefore:
SECTION l.. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Yer
million, That all male persons be-
tween the ages Of Is and 50 years,
living in the Parish of Vermi.ion,
ministers of the Gospel excepted,
shall be liable to work on the public
roads Of the parish, to which they
may be assigned by the Police Jury.
ROADS, HOW pETIT1eNED FOR.
Sec. 2. Be it ordained, ETC., That
when it is intended to apply to the
Police Jury to have new road
opened, or an existing road changed
in whole or in part, notice in writing.
of such intention, s!,all be filed with
the clerk of said jury, and posted
up at the courthouse, and at one or
more of the most public places in
each road district, through Which
said road is intended to run, Or in
which such Intended alteration is to
he made, at least thirty days previous
to the same being taken into consid-
| GRAFTON by the Police Jury, who may
dispense with these previous prere-
qaisi,cs whenever they may deem it
necessary.
ROADS, HOW LAID OUT.
SEC. 3. Be it ordained, ETC.. That
all roads to be hereafter opened and
made, and all changes in whole or
ia part of any existing road, shall
be laid ont by jury of fieeholders,
consisting Of not less than six in
habiiants of the parish, to be APP
PORTED for that purpose by the
'oice Jury. The person iirst-n2med
in the order Or resolution appointing
jury Of ffeehelders shall be bsand
to notify the other persons named
in such order Or resolution, of their
appoig and the time and place
of meeting, to discharge the duties
/ imposed on ,hcms and it shall be the
duty of the said jury of freehoIders
to give notice Of the time and place
of their meeting, to the proprietors
Or tenants, through whose lands a
road is proposed to be laid out or
changed, if such proprietors reside
in the parish, aud if not, then to
their agent therein, if any is known;
to trace ond lay cut the road, or
dered to tie laid out Or changed. to
the greatest ease and advantage of
| the inhabitants, and as little as may
be to the prejudice of enclosures,
which road shall be at least forty feet
wide, and sncL damages as any per
son shall snslain. shall he assessed
and aScertained by them, the jury Of
!, freeholders, on oath, which oath
shall run in these words:
Il, A. B., dc solemnly swear that
| will lay out the road now directed
| to be laid out by the Police Jury of
| the Parish Of Eermilion te tie great
est ease and advantage Of the in
hahitants, and with as little prejudice
to enclosures, as may be, without
favor or affection, malice or hatred,
and to the best of ny skill and abilI
ties, SO help me God"
And it shall be the duty Of the
said jury Of freeholders to measure
and mark the road, by them laid out
or changed, in such manner as to be
visible, and whenever said road is
laid ent on the line dividing the
lands of different proprietors, they
shall first agree and designate aud
mark or trace out the said line, TO
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